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I get they are bad, but you seem to speak from experience, either yours or others. Out of curiosity, why not? What can happen?
by theonething 4y ago
I get they are bad, but you seem to speak from experience, either yours or others. Out of curiosity, why not? What can happen?
- woodruffw 4y agoThe history of hookworms in the US is the history of millions of intellectually and physically stunted children and adults[1]. [1]: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/how-a-worm-gave-the-south-a-bad-name/ https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/how-a-worm-gave-the-so...
- gdudeman 4y agoThere is a great Radiolab show about both the South and modern research into hookworms. If you have 2-10 hookworms and eat a modern diet (higher in iron), you're probably going to be fine. If you have 30-50, you're going to have abdominal discomfort and some side effects. If you have insane allergies or autoimmune disease, the risk/reward seems pretty incredible. Worst case scenario if you're an adult with hookworms is you take some antibiotics and they go away. This https://twitter.com/jimmybernot/status/1354443837897388033 https://twitter.com/jimmybernot/status/1354443837897388033 is one person's story about participating in those studies.